Psalms 38:14
Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
In Context
13And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.
15Because for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God.
Cross References
Amos 5:13Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it [is].
Mark 15:3And the chief priests were accusing him of many things, [but he answered nothing.]
Matthew Henry on Psalms 38:13-22
Sorrowful Complaints. 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15 For in thee, O Lord , do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves… Read the whole commentary →